Latvian-born accordionist Ksenija Sidorova introduces her wonderful instrument and its colourful history. Close your eyes, and picture someone playing the accordion. If the first image that pops into ...

For most people, the sound of the accordion conjures up images of bearded morris dancers, or jolly sea shanties sung with raised tankards of real ale. But in Denmark, the accordion has a classical ...

Alexander Sevastian is on the front line, armed with his accordion. He says he is one of the few classical music accordion players in North America. Listeners think of the accordion as “party ...

Is there any style of music the Kronos Quartet will not embrace? This time, the globe-trotting group teams up with two Finnish musicians, accordion virtuoso Kimmo Pohjonen and electronics whiz and ...

Classical music and accordions seem to represent opposite sides of the cultural coin: high-art seriousness and vernacular populism. But all that is set to change - if James Crabb and Geir Draugsvoll ...

This week, finely honed competitors from around the globe descended on the Washington, D.C. area for the World Cup of accordion music. (Soundbite of accordion music) ELLIOTT: It's America's turn to ...

The musician and his Pigini Mythos classical accordion form the backbone to Abandon, a collaborative work between Crabb, OQ and contemporary dance company Dancenorth, which opens in Townsville next ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. “Dazzling”, “explosive” and “wildly passionate” are all words critics have used to describe ...

Overture (Partita) in the French style Sacconi Quartet Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Sequenza XIII, `Chanson' Sacconi Quartet Ksenija Sidorova, Accordion Luciano Berio, ...

Ungainly, wheezy and heavy as a car tire – does the accordion deserve to front the climax of the Proms? Absolutely, says its champion Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an ...

This week, young musicians from around the world gather at the Kennedy Center in Washington for the world cup of accordion playing. Host Debbie Elliott gets a demonstration of the amazing technique of ...